Transplanter



B. C. ENGLAND TRANSPLANTER May 26,1931.

5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov; 16, 1929 y 1931- B. c. ENGLAND v 1,807,474

TRANSPLANTER Filed NOV. 16, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 May 26, 1931. ENGLAND 1,807,474

TRANSPLANTER Filed NOV. 16, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Jazz- 559i:

UNITED STATES: m atymen Bmnngm c. ENGLAND, or :ennnrox'rown; NEW JERSEY v ramsrnan'rnn Application filed 'l I'ovember 16, 19 29. S'erial 4 7m The object of my invention is to mount Straps 12 connect the beam 10 with the on a-tractor the transplanting attachments. frame'l, and straps 13 are secured to the A further object of the invention is to so beam -l1, and are :attached to longitudinal locate the transplanter between the center seat beams 14=., The rear end-of each seat lines of the forward and rear'axles that the beam 14 is attached to a casting'10d, which. 56

transplanter will take up comparatively litis secured to the transverse beam 10. The tle room, and can be turned in a very small seat beams 14are located one at each sideof space. j 4 the tractor as shown in Fig.2, and each seat Theinvention also relates to certain details beam 14 supports a seat platform 15, which of construction which will be fully described is provided with a backrest 16. The per- 6 hereinafter. son doing the transplanting is seated on the In the-accompanying drawings: platform and leans against the inclined back Fig. 1 is a side view of my improved transrest 16, so that he will betin position to conplanter; j veniently transplant in the rows. Fig. 2 is a plan view ,7

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on the the radiator and the'steering. column of the lin 3.-3,F\ig. 1; i tractor. Depending from each-end of the c Fig. 4 is a transverse" sectional view, on beam 52 isahanger 5 1. Each hanger extends the line H, Fig. 1; c under, the inner edge of a platform 15 as Fi 5 is a detached view of one of the shown in Fig. 3-and aids the seat beam in sup-, seat ames; and. orting the platform. Secured to the lower Fig. 6 is adetachedvview of one of'the end of each hanger 51 is a guide53. These water pipes. 1 guides limit the outward movement of the In the drawings, I have shown the trans: frames 21, which carry the plows 18, the

A- transverse beam 52 is located between 65 2 planting mechanism in full lines and the wheels 5 limiting the inward movement of tractor in dotted lines, and while I have the frames. The transverse beam 52 also shown a particular type of tractor, itwill, carries the beams 29 -to which levers 27 are be'understoodthat'the invention can beappivoted; e f e plied to other types without departing from A special box 50 is provided with means the essential features of the invention. by which it can be. hooked into each hanger 1 %'s the frame of the tractor. ,2 isthe rear 51, as shown in Fig. 5. This box holds the axle, and?) is the forward axle on which are plants which are used in transplanting as mounted the guiding wheels 4, which are comit is in close proximity to the person occupyparatively close together. 5 are the traction ing the platforms.

wheels, which are driven from the internal Be-tween each seat and the body of "the combustion engine 6, .whichis' mounted on tractor is a frame 17 which carries a furrow the frame 1 through the ordinary gearing not marker or plow 18, and spaced back 'of'this shown. '7 is'the steering-wheel, whichis confurrow marker are two'compacting wheels nected to a vertical shaft/8, through shafts 19. 'The space between the two-is sufiicient 9 is the drivers seat. .a plant into the furrow, and the wheels 19 Hung from the frame 1 of the tractor is a-. will cover theroots ofthe plant and compact cross-beam 10, located substantially midway the 'ground around It;

3 between the forward and rear axles as'shown The. wh Is, in the present instance, are

and gearing shown in dotted lines in Fig-2., t9 allowtheperson pccupyingzthe seatto drop 9b 4 in Fig. 1, and secured to the forward end mounted-in bearings 2Q, -depend ingfrom an 95.- of the frame 1 is a cross-beamvll. Thesev auxiliary frame 21; which ispivoted at 22 two beams, in the present instance, are 'anguto the frame 17. are attached 7 la. beams, but it will be understood that they tothe' main frames 1'! ,1 and extend through may be other shapes without departing from a cross-bar 24, whichls fastened to the auxthe essential features ofthe, invention. iliary'frames21, and between on these rods, andthis cross-bar, are springs 26, which yieldingly support the rollers 19, so that they will yield when passing over uneven ground. The forward end of each main frame 17 is .connected to one arm of a bell crank lever 27 by a link 28. This bell crank lever is pivoted to the bearing 29 on the beam 52. The other arm of the bell crank lever 27 is connected by a rod 28a to an operating lever 29. A fixed segment 30, the center of which is taken from the pivot 31 of the operating lever, is engaged by a pinion 32 on the lever 29, and this pinion is actuated by a latch lever 33 for locking the lever 29 in any position to which it is adjusted. By operating the lever 29, the frames 17 can be elevated on their pivots 34, so as to regulate the depth of the plow or furrow marker 18.

At the rear of the tractor is a water tank Connected to the bottom of the tank is a pipe 86, having a shut-ofi valve 37. This pipe is forked and extends on each side of the tractor as shown in Fig. 2, and each branch extends along the left side of the frame 17 as seen from the drivers seat. Each branch of the pipe is provided with a valve 38. The pipe extends parallel with the frame 17 and has a nozzle 39, from which water escapes to the furrow so that the ground is moistened before the plant is located in the furrow. In the presentinstance, the pipe 36 has an automatic shut-off valve 40, on which is a lever which is connected by a rod 41 to an arm 42, pivoted to a cross-bar 43.

44 is a transverse shaft having arms 45,

which engage the arms 42 and as the shaft 44 revolves, the valve40 will'be turned on and oil automatically. The shaft,44 is driven, in the present instance, from the main shaft 2 of the tractor by a chain 46, which passes around a sprocket wheel 47 on 'the shaft 2, or on the traction wheel 5 and around a sprocket wheel 48, on the shaft ,44, Fig. 2.

I lay no claim in this application tothe particular arrangement of the water supply apparatus, nor to the means for raising and lowering the furrow marker and the covering wheel's.

By the above construction, it will be seen that I can provide a tractor with transplanting devices 1, located on each side of the body of the tractor, and these transplanting devices are located between the lines of the front and rear shaft, so that the machine occupies a comparatively small amount of room and can be readily turned on a small compass, as no part of the transplanting de- Vices extends beyond the tractor. Sufiicient room is provided for the proper handlingof.

the plants, and the furrow marker as well as the covering wheels can bereadily manipulated. Water is supplied to the furrow from a tank at the rear of the tractor, as stated above;

I claim I 1. The combination in a transplanter, of a tractor having front and rear wheels, a' furrow marker and covering wheels; a frame for supporting said furrow marker and the covering wheels; two seat beams, one located on the one side of the tractor and the other on the opposite side of the tractor; two crossbeams, one in the forward end of the tractor and the other in advance of'the main traction wheels of the tractor; means for suspending the seat beams-from these two cross-beams; and platforms on each beam and a back rest on each beam, the mechanism being located between the front of the tractor and the rear traction wheels of the tractor.

2..lhe combination in a tractor having a frame and front and rear axles, of two crossbeams; a longitudinal seat beam on each side of the tractor and secured to the cross-beams; a transverse beam back of the forward crossbeam and having a hanger extending downward from each end of said beam; a trans planter frame between each seat beam and the front wheels of the tractor; a guide secured to each hanger, said guides limiting the lateral movement of the frame of the transplanter in'one direction, and the wheels of thetract'or limiting the lateral movement of the said frame in the'other direction.

3. The combination in a tractor having a frame and front and rear wheels; front and rear cross beams secured to the frame; longitudinal seat beams secured to said cross beams; platforms on the seat beams; a third transverse beam located between the other two beams and secured to the frame, said lastmentioned beam having dependinghangers for aiding the said beams in supporting the platforms; a transplanting frame located on each side of the tractor between the said hangers and the front wheels; a bearing on the third beam on each side of thetractor frame; a lever pivoted to the bearing; and a rod connecting one arm of the lever to the transplanting frame, the other arm of the lever being'connected to tracting mechanism onthe frame of the tractor near the drivers seat.

4. The combination in a, tractor having a frame and front and rear wheels, front and rear cross beams secured to the frame; longitudinal seat beams secured to said cross beams; platforms on the beams; a third transverse beam located between the other two beams and secured to the frame, said last-mentioned beam having depending, hangers for aiding the said beams in supporting the platforms; a transplanting frame located on each side of the tractor between the said hangers and the front wheels; a' plant box located above each platform and detachably secured to the hanger on that side of the tractor.

5. The combination in a tractor havingfront and rear'axles; WhQQIS jOH the axles; two seats carried by the tractor, one at each side thereof and s aced from the tractor;

and a furrow mar er and two compacting wheels located on each side of the tractor, be-

tween the body of the tractor and the seats,

said mechanism located between the front of the tractor and the rear wheels thereof. I

BENJAMIN G. ENGLAND; 

